The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is pursuing passenger self-service screening to increase screening efficiency and improve the passenger experience while maintaining a stable number of Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). The Screening at Speed Program aims to allow PreCheck® passengers to complete the screening process with minimal to no assistance from TSOs.

S&T's Screening at Speed team and its Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) have partnered with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Innovation Task Force (ITF) to develop and test solutions to build the foundation for the next generation of airport screening. The joint effort aims to increase security effectiveness and reduce checkpoint wait times, benefiting both passengers and TSOs. The Vanderlande prototype, the PAX MX2, combines the Automated Screening Lane carry-on bag conveyance system with new and existing Transportation Security Equipment to create four integrated stations for one checkpoint lane.

The Vanderlande self-service screening prototype will be tested at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will receive feedback from mock passengers and TSOs..

(Source: DHS. Read article here)